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Here is a sneak peak at my up & coming DIY. Stay tune! =)

HAUL: January

WHOA! I'm on a blogging roll. Anyways, here are a few things I got this month. =)

Urban Outfitters

Studded Leather Gloves: On sale  for $9.99. Sold out. 

Stacked Rings: $16 

Walmart & Discovery Hut

Pink Lalaloopsy: $6.50

Red Lalaloopsy: $10 

Hask Argan Hair Oil: $2.46

Lash Inc Mascara: $6.98

Drug Store

Revlon Brilliant Strength in Intrigue: $7

Hologram Effect in Jade Green: $16

Maybelline  Baby Lips: $4

Thrifted

Grey Cashmere Sweater: $6.99

Guess

Beige Trench Coat: $168 

How beautiful is the lining? 

Hi Low Top: $39

Bed Bath & Beyond

Memory Foam Pillow: $70 CAD

Bath & Body Works 

Cotton Scented Candle: 2 for $25

Product Review: Downy Unstopables

Hey guys, I'm posting another product review, it's the new Downy Unstopables. It's an in wash scent booster, so all it does, is make your clothes smell fresh. It come in 3 different scents, Fresh, Lush & Shimmer for about $9 each. In my opion the Fresh one smelled the best, so I got the Fresh one. The bottle is 375g, it's slim & tall & easy to hold. 

The Unstopables beads almost look like mini blue chocolate chips, it's sort of cute. 

Ok, to use this, you pour the beads into the lid. You can pour as little or a lot if you want, I like to pour a lot.  Than toss them into your washing machine and start your machine. Simple as that.

I added the beads with my normal detergent just before I turn on my washing machine. 

My overall impression? It was ok, I noticed that if I hang dry my laundry, the Unstopable scent was really noticeable, which is good! The scent however only lasted for a couple weeks for me, not 12 weeks that the product claims. Also, when I put my laundry in the dryer, the Unstopable scent become unnoticeable, which sucks because the product smells so good. I'm not sure if I'm drying my clothes the right way or not? or it's because I have crappy apartment coin laundry machines...

I was just looking at the directions again on the Downy site, I think I was suppose to add the Unstopables before I put my clothes in the wash...I'm not sure if that will make a big difference but I'll try that next time lol. =P Overall, I give Downy Unstopables a 7 out of 10. 

Would I purchase thing product again? Maybe, I'm not quite sure yet. I really do love the scent, but maybe I'll give the fabric softener version of this a try...once I figure how to use fabric softener.   

DIY: Dolce & Gabbana Floral Sunnies

Hi loves, today is a DIY kind of day. I'm going to show you guys, how easy it is to make a pair of D&G inspired floral sunglasses, without the price tag of...$500?  

Ok, the supplies you will need is:

Strong glue - I recommend  E6000.

Cheap pair of shades. - I got mine at Forever21 for $6.50.

Cabochon/Polymer Clay Flowers. - I ordered mine at Etsy for under 5 bucks.

Nail polish. - Optional.

I didn't like how the pastel flowers looked against my glass frames, so I decided to turn then gold...with nail polish!!! You guys don't have to follow me & paint the flowers of course, remember, you are the boss of your DIYs. 

I used a black and gold nail polish to give the flowers an antique vibe to them. All I did was dabbed a few black polish around the roses and topped it off with 2-3 coats of gold polish. & after they finish air drying, all is left it to glue them on! It's that easy. I do recommend planning where you want to put the flowers first, and than gluing it in a well ventilated area.  

&&& the finished product! How expensive do these look? =P 

Product Review: Maybelline Clean Express Waterproof Makeup Remover

Hi guys! I stopped by Walmart last night and picked up the new Maybelline Clean Express Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover, as I told you guys I would in my previous post.  Click here >> Maybelline Clean Express Review to read it. I didn't go to Walmart specifically for it (read my back story below), I just happen to walk by the cosmetic department and remembered I wanted to try it out. & this is what it looks like, there is a clear water liquid on the bottom & opaque oil (I know it says oil free but I don't know what to call it ok? OK.) on top. In order for the makeup remover to work, you simple have to shake it first. In my opinion, any makeup remove that is like this, is a guaranteed satisfaction.  Oh and this cost the same as the other bottle. =)  

Back story:

The reason that I was at Walmart in the first place, was to return car oil (the kind of oil you buy to get an oil change). Me and my BF was returning oil because he was able to buy oil at his work (he works at a car dealership) for a cheaper price. I think his work charged him $30 with his discount & Walmart sold the oil for $50. Anyways, as we were waiting in line at the customer service area...I witness the most... ghetto-est...situation ever! This lady, was trying to return (she wanted FULL money back) a nail polish that she bought...a USED nail polish!!! She effing used the thing and than decided she didn't want the polish!!! lol, she was arguing with the employees for over 30 mins because they wouldn't give her money back! & you know what the worst part of this story is? The darn thing was $2. They lady bought nail polish, used it, & wanted to return it back for $2. That blew my mind lol. & of course the Walmart employees didn't give her a full refund, they offered an exchange only lol, the lady was pissed & stormed out of the store. 

ANYWAYS, back to my product review. =P 

Here is the full line

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ FACIAL TOWELETTES

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ WATERPROOF EYE MAKE UP REMOVER

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ CLASSIC EYE MAKE UP REMOVE

click here (Maybelline Clean Express) for my review on the classic eye makeup remover.

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ FACIAL TOWELETTES

Testing time. From left to right, concealer, cream foundation, black eye shadow, water proof gel liner & normal pencil liner & waterproof mascara.

*shake shake shake* This is what it looks like when the two oil/water stuff is combined. The whole thing turns opaque. 

Tadaa! The remover removed everything on 2 tries! Satisfied? I know I am. Here is a tip I figured out based on experience. I hold the cotton pad with the makeup remover on it over my eye lids for 30 seconds, than I sweep the pad away to prevent a lot of tugging & res-wiping. 

All though, I'm not 100% satisfied. Why you guys ask? Well, it's because the remover didn't smell good! In fact, it has no scent at all! This should actually be a good thing because fragrance free product are super gentle, BUT that's not the point! I was hoping for this remover to smell exactly like the Classic Eye Makeup remover I bought a week ago. I occasionally open that bottle just to smell it because it smells so darn good lol.   

Either way, with scent of without scent, I would buy this again. The pink bottle is just too cute!

OOTD: Beads, Anorak & the Canadian Tuxedo

Hey guys! This is my take on the Canadian Tux. I paired a light denim top with dark jeans & to dress up the look, I wore a beaded sheer tank underneath and putted on heeled boots. I also wore my anorak to make it super casual. =)

What I'm wearing?

Anorak : Aritzia 

Stachel Hand bag : Little Burgundy

Fox Tail : The Bay 

Denim Blouse : Guess

Beaded Tank : Guess

Jeans : Guess 

Leather Boots : Aldo

Accessories : Guess watch & hair tie

UPDATED: Iced Out Nikon J1

Hey guys, remember the post I did back in August 2012 about me blinging out my camera? Well I finally finished it! It took like 5 months but I finally got off my lazy butt and finished the darn thing. & this is how it turned out. Impressed? I think so!

Want to know the materials I used? Clink the link. > Iced Out Nikon Post <

Here are some pictures of my camera with flash. These pictures cannot describe how shiny it is. 

Product Review: Maybelline Clean Express Makeup Remover

Hey loves, I recently ran out of my make up remover and thought I should try a new makeup remover brand. So off to Walmart I was and this cute pink bottle caught my eye. Maybelline's New Clean Express Makeup Remover, this is the classic eye makeup remover. The bottle contained 4.0 oz.of product for $6.47. Less product for a sorta cheaper price than other brands? Honestly, that pink bottle is what sold me on it. 

This line also has different types of  makeup remover but I specifically wanted to try this bottle out because it is a water-based gel. 

Here is the full line

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ FACIAL TOWELETTEs

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ WATERPROOF EYE MAKE UP REMOVER

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ CLASSIC EYE MAKE UP REMOVE

CLEAN EXPRESS!™ FACIAL TOWELETTES

This product uses quick break technology and is suppose to extremely gentle on the eyes. Also it claims that it instantly soothes and cools the skin. Sounds promising. Oh, and this stuff smells really good too, if clean has a scent, this would be the scent.

Time for the test. From left to right, concealer, liquid foundation, black eye shadow, water proof gel liner & normal pencil liner.

This makeup remover did pretty decent, it almost got rid of everything except for the waterproof liner and a bit of the pencil liner on the first try. After rubbing the cotton pad a few times, everything was gone except for that gel liner. This would be there perfect demo of that waterproof liner lol. It's  from Sephora BTW.

Overall, I would give this product a 9 out of 10 because it did what the bottle side it would do, it does really soothes and cools my skin & it removed non waterproof makeup. It lost a point because I had to rub a few time to fully remove the eye shadow and pencil liner.


What's the verdict? Would I buy it again?

I would buy this again, only to use it on my whole face though not on my eyes. I would definitely try out the full Clean Express line though. In fact, I'm going to go buy the waterproof makeup remover this weekend.

Au revoir =)